Today Feona and Felicity joined hand, hearts, and lives in matrimony on the grounds of Alice Austen House.
With a breath-taking view of the Manhattan skyline on one side of them and their close USA friends and family on the other, they spoke their vows and exchanged rings. As the wedding officiant, I got to see the delight on their faces up close.
For this ceremony, they included friends as readers, and Feona's young teenage sons were the eager ring-bearers. One unusual element of their ceremony was that they spoke well-planned words of appreciation to family and friends.
There were cheers and nods of heads when I mentioned NY State's same sex marriage law...all in support of Feona and Felicity's new legal marriage.
This coming summer they will have a parallel ceremony with family and friends in the UK where they live.
It was a bit chilly and windy as we stood by the New York harbor...but warm hearts were all about. A line from one of their readings is "What a Blessed Life." A blessed life indeed!
Julie Laudicina, Celebrant!
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